April 22, 2024 at 10:10AM
Cyber scammers frequently use social engineering to infiltrate organizations through four phases: information gathering, relationship development, exploitation, and execution. Attackers gather intelligence from OSINT, SOCMINT, ADINT, DARKINT, and AI-INT to launch targeted social engineering scams. Businesses can lower the risk by training staff, drafting AI-use policies, and leveraging the same tools hackers use to understand their online exposure.
From the meeting notes, the key takeaways are:
1. Social engineering is a prevalent attack vector used by cyber scammers and typically involves information gathering, relationship development, exploitation, and execution.
2. Attackers leverage five sources of intelligence for gathering data about targets: OSINT, SOCMINT, ADINT, DARKINT, and AI-INT.
3. Businesses can mitigate social engineering attacks by training staff on phishing simulators, drafting AI-use policies, and leveraging the same intelligence sources as hackers.
4. Good cybersecurity hygiene involves reducing information exposure and controlling human behavior through training and education.
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